An industry source told Variety that the academy has gone “gun shy about going with someone anyone who might be too edgy.”

But it’s also worried that a vanilla, by-the-numbers host would further diminish the show’s already faltering ratings. Only 25.6 million watched this year’s telecast, which represented a 19 percent drop from the previous year.

So now one of the leading contenders to take over as host for Hart is … nobody, which really means that the 2019 Academy Awards show would be run by a bunch of big-time somebodies.

The publication says that host-less idea would eventually mean that more than one celebrity would be charged with moving the show along during the Feb. 24 broadcast. Variety’s sources described the all-hands-on-deck idea as “a bunch of huge celebs, something ‘SNL’ style, and buzzy people” handling the introductions and sharing other hosting duties. A group monologue also could be in the offing.

So if you thought that no host would mean that the Oscars would be able to solve another of its long-standing issues — overly long broadcasts — well, probably not.

Hart was named the 2019 host on Dec. 4, but he abruptly withdrew two days later following backlash for his anti-gay tweets that dated back to 2009-11.

Hart said the academy provided him an ultimatum — apologize or “we’re going to have to move on and find another host.” Hart refused to apologize and then quit the show, saying that he didn’t want to become a distraction.

“I chose to pass on the apology,” he said. “The reason why I passed is because I’ve addressed this several times.”

But Hart did show remorse in a Tweet that same day.

“I sincerely apologize to the LGBTQ community for my insensitive words from my past,” he said.

I have made the choice to step down from hosting this year's Oscar's….this is because I do not want to be a distraction on a night that should be celebrated by so many amazing talented artists. I sincerely apologize to the LGBTQ community for my insensitive words from my past.

In addition to nobody, a number of replacements have been floated. The short list includes Tiffany Haddish and Maya Rudolph, Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Robert Downey Jr., and Tina Fey and Amy Poehler.

Gold Derby points out that the Oscars had gone without a true host five other times.

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